Sexy Doomed Demon Fighters: Constantine.

[dangermousie]

Rented and saw Constantine today with Mr. Dangermousie. It's about someone who can see demons, angels et al. He also knows he is going to hell when he dies. And since he has lung cancer? That is going to be awfully soon. There is also a cop (Rachel Weitz) who comes seeking his help etc etc. Loved it. It's visually amazing, has nifty Catholic

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[equustel]

I actually didn't really like the heroine-girl. She just generally annoyed me because she was so "No, I don't believe all this b.s." then decides that she does and asks to be a part of it. That was a complete character 180 for me, and it didn't seem to work for me. /shrugs/

Well, she does mention that she "saw" the same things her twin sister did when they were little, but always was too afraid to admit it. She was basically in denial, and knew it. So it's a character growth when she's able to accept it throughout the course of the film and deal with it, instead of a contradiction - at least, it felt that way to me.

I'm very possibly biased, though, as I really like Angela as a character (and I rarely dig "the side girl" so much - she, however, I thought had a lot of class).

Anyway! Agree entirely with you about the film, dangermousie. I loved it when I first saw it in theatres - even participated in the burgeoning fandom that appeared immediately after - it's just a surprisingly solid and unusual genre flick. A fusion of a lot of

[dangermousie]

I really like Angela as a character

I do too. She is intelligent, she doesn't scream like a banshee and she has the great strength of will to refrain from jumping Keanu (white shirts are a thing of mine :P) Impressive.

[dangermousie]

I agree with what alizzy said about the heroine-girl. She was in repressive denial but she couldn't not accept it any longer. I mean, I am a sceptic about all that stuff, but if I did see that giant wings/talons thing, I'd definitely believe.

[dangermousie]

This icon is Book from Firefly/Serenity. It's great, you should check it out.

And yeah, it's John/Aeryn. They totally are hot angsty love.

I actually like Rachel Weitz :)